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  • But our weapons now can kill millions in an instant, and millions more subsequently. Missiles and such a regularly guided by Playstation controllers thousands of miles away.

    Troy may have had a few thousand to massacre. We were more violent, but at least we actually had to face the violence we committed.

    Edit: I did not mean this as an argument against what you shared. I can see why it might be read as such. I only meant to add another aspect to the conversation.



  • Flummoxed@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldJust sprinkle it on
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    25 days ago

    No, I got that. There’s just no way to have this definition of God within the Abrahamic context. Literally, God said to Abraham, “I am the one true God, and I can do anything. Including making your barren wife bear a child. And now you all need to cut off your foreskin to show that you believe me. And that will be our covenant.”

    This why these religions are so prone to fascism and general hate. Anyone who isn’t with our god is against us.

    ETA: And by “our god” in the last sentence, I mean the very specific definition these very specific groups have decided to use for ole foreskin-wanting dude.




  • Flummoxed@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldOh no!
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    27 days ago

    Funny joke, haha… Unless you know ballet costumes.

    Most likely, she’d be wearing tights and no underwear under that, because the tights have the crotch situation of panties, hopefully. Also, leotards and the like only work if they go over your bathing suit area down there, so that’s another layer to obscure the goodies. Maybe she didn’t get a bikini wax and forgot her tights?

    Anyway, sorry if I ruined any fantasies…it’s pretty hot in theory, but I’m telling you it is much more gnarly (not just the feet) than pretty.







  • Yeah, I do have trouble sometimes when it comes to those accused of sexual crimes… Cosby is especially difficult because he portrayed himself as a role model to such a degree. Can’t really do Allen, either, but he was never my type of filmmaker. They both just come off as hideous hypocrites and gross in their products now. I can’t even bring myself to call their doings art anymore, really. But they made themselves the center of the work in many cases, so it is more difficult to ignore than what some rock bands have gotten up to. I know Page and Plant did some fucked up things, and thus I dislike them, but I can’t not listen to the music they created. It’s too fundamental to me.


  • Flummoxed@lemmy.worldOPtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldCassavetes?
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    Appreciate that perspective: it really does boil down to art vs. artist. I tend to err toward keeping the bathwater and throwing the baby out.

    The artist can be speratated from the work and the work can be appreciated without understanding the author’s intent.

    But is there a line where the artist overshadows the art? Is that based on our personal morals?

    Edit: I know my adjectives vs. adverbs, really!